Pubdate: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2008 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Keith Fraser, Staff Writer COUPLE SUES OVER GROW-OP SEARCH A couple is suing the City of Abbotsford after a "public safety" inspection was conducted on their home by municipal officials searching for a marijuana grow-op. Glenn Ferraz and Monica Woykin, who own a home on Regal Parkway, say city officials and police arrived at their doorstep May 13 to conduct an inspection. The couple's lawyer, Nicholas Preovolos, said the lawsuit aims to determine whether officials entered their home legally "and not on a whim or arbitrarily. In this case, I don't believe power consumption is an issue." The city has been cracking down on residential grow-ops, targeting homes with high power consumption. Woykin allowed the officials in the home to do the inspection, but without the police. No criminal charges were laid and no grow-op was found, says Preovolos. The couple is seeking damages. The city has not filed a statement of defence. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin